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At Angie Herbers Inc., we've known for a long time that happy employees are much better employees. In fact, that's the basis for our practice management program, P4. The data from our client companies show that happy employees not only are more productive, work more hours and have less turnover; the firms they work for are more successful, too. Still, it's always nice to get outside confirmation that we're on the right track.
As part of my ongoing efforts to keep up with innovative thinking in business management, I recently came across a book titled "The Happiness Advantage" by Shawn Achor, a former Harvard lecturer and researcher who currently teaches at the Wharton Business School, and is working on research projects at both Yale andColumbia. Through his business consulting firm, Good Think Inc., Achor is one of the foremost spokespersons for the field of "positive psychology": that is, the science of how happiness affects people's lives. What he and other researchers have found is that happy people are more energetic, productive, healthier and, well, happier. We also have far greater control over our own happiness than most people think.
In 2011, Achor spoke at a TED event in Bloomington, Ind., where he discussed the benefits of being happy, which admittedly doesn't take much of a sales pitch. Still, some of the findings he presented were surprising. For instance, one study from the 1930s that focused on nuns (whom Achor points out are ideal study subjects as they live in a very controlled environment and you don't have to pay them much) found that only 15% of the least happy nuns (as determined from writings in their journals) lived to age 94, while some 54% of the happy nuns reached that age.
He had other examples, but I'm just going to assume that you're sold on the fact that it's better to be happy than unhappy on a personal level. What about on a business level, though? Are happy employees really better employees? Achor pointed to a large and growing body of research that answers with a resounding "yes." Studies show that when we are happy, our brains perform significantly better—intelligence increases, creativity increases, energy levels increase—than when we are unhappy, neutral or stressed. "We found that when people are happy, every business outcome improves," he said. "People are better at getting good jobs, keeping their jobs, producing more, are more resilient to setbacks, have less burnout, less turnover and are more successful."
OK, so, not only is it better to be happy, but businesses are more successful when their employees are happy. That raises the question: Why aren't we all happier? According to Achor, the problem is that most of us have gotten the success/happiness formula backward. That is, we believe that if we were only more successful—make more money, get a promotion, a better car, a big house, a lower golf score—then we'd be happy. And it's true, we will be—but only for a little while. Then our brains will reset our success bar—a better job, even more money, a bigger house, etc.—and we're back to being unhappy again.
Achor says we need to reverse that equation: If we were only happier, then we'd be more successful. And in fact, that is the case: Only 25% of job success can be predicted by a person's IQ. The other 75% can be predicted by looking at how optimistic we are, how much social support we have, and by our ability to see challenges as opportunities. So how do we stop worrying and get happy?
Achor's prescription is based on human brain physiology: When we're happy, we produce a hormone called dopamine, which is also a neurotransmitter. Not only does dopamine make us feel better, it stimulates the learning centers in the brain. The good news is that it doesn't take much to get the brain to produce dopamine, so that a very simple action, such as smiling, can yield substantial results. What's more, it turns out that rewiring our brains so that actions become habits is also relatively simple: By repeating an action once a day for just 21 days, we can make it a habit, which we'll then accept as the normal thing to do.
By combining these two views of how our brains work, according to Achor, we can literally reprogram our brains to naturally do things that will make us happy. Not surprisingly, he's created a simple five-step program for people to do just that. The five actions that he suggests people do every day to become happy and stay that way are: "three gratitudes," journaling, exercise, meditation and random acts of kindness.
First, he suggests people start doing these things one at a time, taking at least 21 days to make each one a habit before starting on the next one. Then, keep them as simple as possible.
The three gratitudes, for instance, is a process of thinking of three things you're grateful for at the end of each day. It's best, he says, to make them as specific as possible. Rather than "I'm grateful for my job," it's more meaningful to say, "I'm grateful for the opportunity to help X client today."
Journaling is writing down one positive experience that you've had in the past 24 hours. Again, the more specific the better.
Exercise is some form of physical exertion for at least 10 minutes each day. Of course you can do more, but for happiness purposes, the idea is to get the blood and the dopamine flowing.
Meditation is at least two minutes of just sitting quietly. The idea here is to give your mind and your body a chance to let go of stress (See "Stress Fracture," Investment Advisor, November 2012) and relax—to reset at a lower stress level that will allow you to get back to being happy sooner—and focus better on what needs to be done.
Finally, a random act of kindness shouldn't be something onerous like pushing a car out of a ditch or rescuing a stray dog. Achor suggests something simple, such as one kind email to one of your friends every day.
Achor says that this simple program has had dramatic effects on the attitudes and productivity of employees and their bosses. One of the places he used it was at a large accounting firm at tax time. Apparently, the tax accountants performed better for longer and felt better about it than ever before.
Using Achor's program is, of course, a personal decision that every employee—and owner-advisor—will have to make for themselves. His work, though, does confirm our experience that happy employees are better employees. We believe that long-term happiness is a matter of attitude rather than gains or achievements. For instance, we can confirm that higher pay levels lead to short-term happiness at best. Advisors often find that growing larger firms is not their key to happiness, either.
Yet, with that said, we have also found that employers can indeed create circumstances that result in greater happiness for their employees, particularly when they involve a sense of mission to help people, a feeling that their jobs are important to that mission, a share in the success of the firm, some control over how they do their jobs, the support by their firm for their success—and most importantly, support for a comfortable lifestyle and a happy home life.
Advisory firms that focus on the short-term happiness of their employees through high pay or meaningless perks only enable the cycle of unhappiness that Achor is talking about. The best firms help their employees achieve long-term happiness in their jobs and their personal lives, which makes for better employees working for more successful firms. In my view, it's quite simple.


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Ok so i have been independent here for little while and that seems to be my only option and the thing is reading something doesn't usually do it for me i dont take in information from reading, especially with a lot of terminology involved. Which is an awful problem
for trying to learn programming.
Anyways ive been jumping around and starting to grasp some things pretty well (i may not be actually i just think i am).
Question is, what is the stuff that is red at the end of the method(if thats even called a method i hope im not that confused with the vocab).
static void main(String[] args)
If you must use terminology to explain something try to keep it light but dont keep it all out i will need to understand all the terminology at some point as well. but DO tell me what this red is called in terminology so i will have a more direct way of finding info on it.
I want to know what this is as in any method not particularly this one, i remember reading something about this one taking arguments from the command line interface? anyways what is that red stuff and how important is it to know and understand.
sorry about the jumbled question im in a hurry sort of, and thanks for the help.

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Swimming Pool
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Hotel Guantanamo Lobby
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Triple room with balcony overlooking the pool
Guantanamo Hotel bathroom
First floor landing
Lobby bar
Gtmo matrimonal room
Guantanamo Hotel Restaurant
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Single Bedroom
Twin Bedroom
The only tourist hotel located in Guantanamo City proper. 124 rooms, Soviet style architecture and located in the modern area of the city of Guantanamo, facing Mariana Grajales Square.
The hotel Guantanamo has recently been refurbished and features 2 restaurants, swimming pool, 2 bars, ice cream parlour, beauty parlour, shop, cafeteria, grill, disco, entertainment programme and parking lots.
More info and photos of Hotel Guantanamo can be found at hotel guantanamo .com.
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Car rental desk
Evening entertainment - cabarets
Games room
International cuisine
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Nightclub, disco or dance hall
Nursery services
Reception staff speak Spanish, English, French, German, Italian
Safety - doctor in hotel - on call 24hrs
Safety - front desk safe deposit box
Safety - uniformed security personnel 24hrs
Shop(s) with basic supplies, souvenirs & gifts
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The rooms have all been redecorated over the last year (2008).
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A promotional film made by Turners Film and Video Production for Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers Limited that shows how and why the Sunderland Echo newspaper is important to the local communities in and around Sunderland. The film also shows the production of an edition from the writing of a story to the printing and distribution of the finished product. The film shows how the paper uses the latest computer technologies and how it is printed using the offset lithographic printing process.


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Apple Puffs
"The recipe for these golden sugar-topped puffs comes from my mother," writes Pat Klingler from her home in Ashtabula, Ohio. "They are a great way to warm up a cool day. I like to fry them up when I have friends come for coffee."
Total TimePrep: 30 min. Cook: 15 min.
Makesabout 4 dozen
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1-1/2 cups milk
- 4 medium tart apples, peeled and chopped
- Confectioners' sugar
- Oil for deep-fat frying
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. In another bowl, beat the egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apples.
- In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels; roll in confectioners' sugar while warm. Serve warm.
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My daughter and I really like these. They are a nice change from heavy, rich desserts and a great way to use up extra apple. My daughter requests them often! Thanks for sharing.


text: Born 9th October 1976, in Sassari, Italy. I live and work in Milan, where I studied History of Art at the Università Statale, in Milan. I have been working as an industrial designer since 2000, working with some studios and show-rooms. My projects have been featured in many international exhibitions like the Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile, IDA Amsterdam, YDM Berlin, Light and Building Frankfurt, etc. I also work as a freelance lighting design consultant lighting design projects and exhibition designer. Since 2006 I have been developing projects for many companies such as Altridea, Gotha, Gruppo-Sintesi, Haribo, Orange Network, Sphaus, Tecnodelta.


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The PCI rules for password management require that admin users change their password every 90 days.
So, after 90 days has elapsed, the next time you log in to your Admin it will ask you to change your password. Simply follow the prompts to select a new password. Per PCI rules, you cannot re-use the last 4 passwords.
If you don't want to change it "now", you will not be allowed to complete login. But your current password will let you get back to the change-your-password screen again.
NOTE: The term "password expired" is sometimes misunderstood by non-techie people who never used a mainframe computer decades ago. In this context it does NOT mean the old password has been deleted. It simply means you must now change it before you can complete login.


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Understanding Major Depression
This serious mental illness affects about 7 percent of the U.S. adult population and often accompanies physical conditions like diabetes.
Depression is relatively common among American adults, with 14.8 million people — 6.7 percent of the adult population — suffering a major depressive disorder in any given year. Both men and women experience depression, but it is more common among women.
People who are depressed experience sadness or loss of interest in activities they once enjoyed. While just about everyone experiences these feelings every once in a while, people who are depressed have these feelings on an ongoing basis, and the depression symptoms affect how they function in daily life.
Understanding the Causes of Depression
A number of factors are thought to contribute to the development of depression, including:
- Genetics. Depression tends to run in families, so researchers believe that certain genes may be associated with developing it.
- Brain abnormalities. Scientists have found that people who are depressed have certain brain characteristics that are different from people who are not depressed. Imbalances of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, which are brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, are thought to be involved with the development of depression.
- Stressful situations. Stressful events, such as the loss of a loved one, a major life change, or a serious illness, have been known to trigger depression. While some people have normal and temporary feelings of sadness and loss after a stressful event, others will experience clinical depression.
- Gender. Because depression affects women more than men — at least two times more often — depression in women could be related to gender-specific factors, like menstrual cycles and pregnancy, or differences in how women and men react to stressful situations.
Researchers are working to identify other factors that contribute to the risk of depression. The hope is that future research will lead to new strategies for preventing and treating depression.
Understanding the Types of Depression
Major depression is a serious mental illness in which a person experiences multiple depressive symptoms for at least two weeks. Other types of depression include:
- Bipolar disorder, alternating episodes of emotional "highs" (mania) and "lows" (depression).
- Dysthymia, mild depression symptoms that last two years or longer.
- Postpartum depression, a type of depression that occurs in the mother after her baby is born.
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a major depression that occurs during seasons with low sunlight.
Medical experts have established nine symptoms for depression, four psychological and five physical. To have depression, a person must be in a depressed state or unable to experience pleasure, such as sex, and also have four other symptoms for at least two weeks. Possible symptoms are:
- Feeling guilty, hopeless, and worthless
- Having recurring suicidal thoughts
- Having trouble sleeping, either too much or too little
- Experiencing appetite/weight changes
- Having trouble paying attention and concentrating
- Feeling little energy or unexplained tiredness
- Agitation or slowing down of body movements
Understanding Depression: Co-existing Conditions
People with depression often have other physical or mental illnesses such as:
- Anxiety disorders
- Alcohol and/or substance abuse or dependence
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Parkinson's disease
Having depression makes these other serious illnesses more difficult to treat, and increases the risk of dying from these other conditions.
Seeking Help for Depression
Depression is a serious illness that should be treated by medical professionals. Whether your case of depression is severe or mild, treatment can help.
If you are experiencing persistent problems associated with depression, talk with your family doctor. Primary care physicians write more prescriptions for antidepressants than other health care professionals.
Your doctor can discuss your symptoms with you, rule out other medical conditions, or refer you to a mental health professional. There are several treatments, including medications, psychotherapy, light therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy, that are very effective for depression. The first step is the most important: getting help to get better.


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Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart End Relationship
Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart have ended their two-and-a-half year relationship, sources tell Us Weekly.
Reportedly, the two had been busy over the last several weeks, with Lopez working on releasing her album, 'A.K.A.,' while Smart has been focused on launching a television and movie career. Smart used to be a backup dancer but is now a choreographer who is also breaking into acting.
Casper, 27, and Lopez, 44, began dating after Lopez separated from her husband of seven years, Marc Anthony. The two had met through her work when Smart worked as her choreographer for her world tour in 2012.
"It was really professional for a very long time before anything even happened," Smart told E! in 2012. "It just really spontaneously happened I guess. The chemistry was there. You can't fight it."
"She's a beautiful woman," he admitted. "She's a good person like anyone else…we're all just people."
Sources to Us Weekly say that the split between Lopez and Smart is amicable.


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Re: Including filesby ambrus (Abbot)
|on Sep 24, 2004 at 11:44 UTC ( #393464=note: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
Couldn't one write ACME::Include based on source filters instead of the DB way you gave above?
Source filters are a bad idea in general, but note that this one does not attempt to parse perl code, so it can not be fooled by wierd-looking perl code like some source filters can be. I still don't say that soing such things would be a good idea, but it might be cleaner that the DB hack.
Here's my example, which just a quick draft, does not handle line numbers etc.
Filter/Include.pm is
first is:
and second which has to be in the current dir when first is run:
Then, perl first prints a(1 2 3 4) b(5 6 7 8)
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A few weeks ago I received an invitation to create a book chapter proposal for a company called "InTech – Open Access Publisher." Upon further investigation, I found that this company appeared to be based in Croatia, and in order to get my chapter published I would have to pay a fee of 475 Euros. Needless to say, alarm bells started ringing in my head, and I posted a question on the LITA-L listserv asking if anyone else had heard of this kind of arrangement. In response, Jeffrey Beal sent me a link to an article he wrote for the Charleston Advisor titled "'Predatory' Open-Access Scholarly Publishers," a comparative review "of nine different Open-Access publishers that use the 'author pays' model for supporting their publishing efforts."
Beal reviewed nine such publishers that utilize this "author pays" model of publishing, describing their work this way:
These publishers are predatory because their mission is not to promote, preserve, and make available scholarship; instead, their mission is to exploit the author-pays, Open-Access model for their own profit. They work by spamming scholarly e-mail lists, with calls for papers and invitations to serve on nominal editorial boards.
Beal goes on to claim that the content of these publications are not quality, peer-reviewed work, but are low-quality research that have been rejected by other publishers. Setting up a website for such content is quick, easy, and will result in an avalanche of journal articles in search results. "This abundance will make it harder for scholars to keep up with re- search in their fields, and it will cause online searches to be filled up with links to low-quality research."
What do you think? Is Beal correct in his assessment that this will create an overabundance of poor-quality research? What should the scholarly side of OA publishing do to respond? Tell us!


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The year was 1990. I was 27.
It was a year of transition.
I know, everybody says that about every year. It's the kind of title NFL Films gives perpetually crappy teams for their highlight reels: Arizona Cardinals…A Year of Transition.
But it was. 1990 was unlike any year in the life.
It was the year I moved out […]


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Child abuse victim speaks out about her past
Ashley Patrick of Springdale says when she was younger she didn't know much about child abuse let alone that it was happening to her. Patrick says at first talking about it wasn't an option. "I was too scared to talk about it and it wasn't just because of the threat reveling it was just very painful," said Patrick.
20 year old Ashley Patrick says her stepfather was sexually abusing her from the ages 6 through 8. Patrick says at the time he made it seem like it was normal. She says at such a young age when her stepfather would threaten to harm her family if she told keeping quiet at the time seemed like her only choice. "He would always tell me that if you tell anybody I will kill your family I will kill you and when you're a little kid your family is everything to you. So that scared me and I didn't say anything," said Patrick
Patrick said Department of Human Services found out about the abuse from a tip and she was taken into foster care. Patrick said had she been more educated about child abuse prevention she would've talked sooner. Now at age 20 Patrick has a message to children who are currently being sexually or physically abused. "I would tell them it's not their fault and to not be ashamed of it and to not be afraid to speak up," said Patrick.
Patrick said she started a private Facebook page called Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness. She said this can be an outlet for abused children to finally open up. Children's advocacy centers in our area such as Rogers and Springdale are also other outlets abused children can use to get help.


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|In this 3.5-hour class, students will learn the basic techniques of making a blade, using a railroad spike. The importance and safety aspects of being able to properly hold onto hot metal will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to make one knife of their own, as well as gain the knowledge of modifying and making more in the future.
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Ok… so for New Years 2013 I tried something a little different. And as you can see from the comments, it was not a totally popular thing to to.
I think what happened, is that I got really carried away with my new iPhone 5 that I just got over the Xmas break… and I could not wait to get my first little video out.
Needless to say (after reading the comments on YouTube), I wont be doing any more car videos – that's for sure lol!
Don't let the car thing put you off from the very important message that I have inside the video.
Go ahead and leave your comment too… but I do "get" the car thing now if you know what I mean 😉


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Contact: Sgt. Gregory Rhodes, Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, 302-739-9913 or 302-542-6102, or Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902
Milford man charged with illegally selling mounted wildlifeIn second case, Felton man faces charges related to illegal taxidermy
MILFORD (April 10, 2013) – An investigation that began in January culminated in DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement agents citing a Milford man for illegally offering mounted deer heads, turkeys and a bear for sale online.
On April 4, John J. Ament Jr., 57, of Milford, was charged with two counts of offering for sale antlered deer, one count of commercialization of wildlife and one count CITES international wildlife trafficking violation for offering for sale a mounted bear, a violation under an international wildlife treaty to which Delaware adheres. (*See note at end of press release.)
The mounted wildlife items were seized as evidence. Ament, who has the option to pay the citation or opt for a trial, could face more than $2,600 in fines and court costs for the alleged violations.
Under the Delaware Code, it is unlawful for any person to collect, possess, import, export, buy, sell or offer for sale any native wildlife species or any part thereof without a permit from the director of the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, or, alternately, written documentation to confirm that said wildlife was legally taken and transported from another state.
In a second, unrelated case, following an investigation into illegal taxidermy, Thomas G. Baker, 57, of Felton, was arrested on March 27 and charged with eight counts of illegal possession of untagged migratory waterfowl, one count of working without a federal migratory bird taxidermy permit, and one count of illegal possession of a wild bird for mounting purposes. Baker was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 3 in Georgetown with a court date pending.
"In Delaware, in order to provide services, a taxidermist must have a valid business license, and also must adhere to state and federal wildlife laws and regulations as applicable, including observing permit, tag and species restrictions," said Sgt. Gregory Rhodes of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement.
*The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement to which more than 170 countries worldwide adhere voluntarily, with the aim of ensuring that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Although participation in CITES is legally binding, it does not take the place of national laws. Rather, it provides a framework to be respected by each country, which must then adopt its own domestic legislation to ensure that CITES is implemented at the national level.
DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement Section works to achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware's fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety. Citizens are encouraged to report fish and wildlife and boating violations to the Delaware Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section by calling 302-739-4580.


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|1. A Configuration, specifically a Question Configuration in the context of this definition, that is composed of one or more ordered and time sequenced Question Configuration Items and that is specific to the construction or reconstruction of any specific Question Item or Question related Asset, back to any of its or their targeted and relevant current or past states (i.e. Configurations).
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All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety
All-terrain vehicles, or ATVs, are off-road, motorized vehicles that have three or four low pressure tires. ATVs typically are designed for one rider (the operator); however, certain models do allow for passengers. ATVs come in a range of sizes and include both adult and youth models. Manufacturers recommend that children under the age of 16 not operate an adult-sized ATV and that children younger than six not ride on ATVs at all.
ATVs are designed to be off-road vehicles and require interactive riding (the ability of operators to shift their weight freely in all directions). However, off-road terrain and conditions are often unpredictable and changing. In this environment, ATVs can easily roll or become difficult to handle. Safety training and riding experience are critical to staying safe on an ATV. Many people view ATVs as toys when in fact, they are powerful and potentially dangerous vehicles.
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August 14, 2012 | By Bill Gates
Today I attended the Reinvent the Toilet Fair— a fascinating learning experience and an important step in providing safe sanitation for everyone in the world.
A year ago, the foundation launched an initiative to tackle the problem of sanitation in the developing world. We called it the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge. In this photo gallery you can learn more about each of the grantees and their sanitation solutions.
This week in Seattle, the foundation is holding a Reinvent the Toilet Fair. Today I awarded prizes to three universities who responded to our challenge a year ago to come up with solutions for capturing and processing human waste and transforming it into useful resources.
The winners included:
- first place to California Institute of Technology in the United States for designing a solar-powered toilet that generates hydrogen and electricity,
- second place to Loughborough University in the United Kingdom for a toilet that produces biological charcoal, minerals, and clean water, and
- third place to University of Toronto in Canada for a toilet that sanitizes feces and urine and recovers resources and clean water.
A special recognition was awarded to Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) and EOOS for their outstanding design of a toilet user-interface.
Watch this AP video report on the Reinvent the Toilet Fair.


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Do The Rangers Need to Make a Splashy Move?
Yesterday, my colleague over at Crawfish Boxes, David Coleman, posted his "Three Astros Things."
One of the Astros things was actually a Rangers thing:
They lost out on Zach [sic] Greinke. They lost out on James Shields. What's left for the Rangers?
Well, it appears our enemies to the north will try to load up on every other player they can. There's talk that they may re-sign Josh Hamilton. There's talk they may push through the Justin Upton trade. They may go after Michael Bourn, Anibal Sanchez, or any number of other players.
But, what if they don't get anything? How much will the Rangers be hurt if they stand pat? It almost seems like they may be better off not making these moves. They need to replace Josh Hamilton's offense, but adding Mike Olt may replace some of that offense, right?
Plus, they'd lose draft picks if they have to sign too many big-ticket free agents, which hurts the team down the road. In an Upton trade, they also would have to give up either Andrus or Profar.
I guess the question is are the Rangers good enough to contend without making a splashy move or can they still win the AL West with the team they have now?
My response will be longer than I'd feel comfortable posting in their comments section, so allow me to devote my own article to answering his article.
The usual caveats apply here – since I'll be spending a lot of energy talking about WAR. WAR is a nice tool, but it's not the only tool, and it's certainly not the best predictive tool. But it does put us in the ballpark of a player's value, so I'll be using it as a catch-all throughout this article.
I think that, to answer this question, you first have to answer three other questions. Namely:
1. Were the 2012 Oakland Athletics a fluke?
It's impossible to talk about the Rangers winning or losing the AL West without considering the team that did win the AL West in 2012, the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics seemed to overcome all odds in winning their division, despite having the second-lowest Opening Day payroll in all of baseball. They were built on youth without long major league track records: Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Donaldson, Chris Carter, Derek Norris, and Collin Cowgill were all rookie position players who were worth more than replacement value. Jarrod Parker, Tommy Milone, Ryan Cook, Sean Doolittle, A.J. Griffin, Travis Blackley, Evan Scribner, and Jordan Norberto were all rookie pitchers who did the same.
Pythagoras only put the 2012 Athletics two wins behind their actual performance. Then again, the Rangers only finished one game behind the Athletics in 2012, so I think it's safe to call that a toss-up. For all intents and purposes, the Rangers and Athletics were equally good in 2012. You could point at any of a number of reasons why the A's may have a sophomore slump in 2013, or why an additional year of playing together – with postseason experience – could make them play even better. Obviously, it could go either way. But there's no compelling reason, at this time, to assume that Oakland won't be in the mix in September and October 2013.
One problem with a young team is trying to define regression to the mean, since they are currently in the process of establishing the mean. As a result, I have no reason to think that the 2013 Athletics will be significantly worse than the 2012 Athletics.
Additionally, the Angels and Mariners could easily improve next season, putting added pressure on Texas to make a move. Or so it would seem.
2. What have the Rangers lost since 2012, and can they replace it?
Since the end of the 2012 season, Texas has lost 11 players with relevant (read: within the last three seasons) Major League experience, and they've gained 11 players with relevant Major League experience.
Using a 5/3/2 regression on incoming players, and 2012 rates for outgoing players:
Between Feldman, Napoli, Hamilton, Dempster, and Adams, the Rangers have lost a significant amount to Free Agency this winter. The Geovany Soto "gain" is actually a wash, as Soto was also on the roster in 2012. All told, the Rangers have lost approximately 12 wins from 2012. Prospects, such as Mike Olt, Jurickson Profar, and Leonys Martin, might make up some of the difference, but it's unlikely they'll make up all of it. Sure, Mike Trout had 10.0 WAR in his second rookie season of 2012, but counting on 13 wins from a trio of rookies isn't the best idea in the world.
I would pencil the trio in for somewhere between 4-8 WAR in 2013. We'll split the difference and call it 6.0. That leaves the Rangers with a 7-win differential from 2012, and an 8-win differential from the 2012 Athletics.
3. What, exactly, constitutes a "flashy signing"?
8 wins is a lot. 8 wins is Buster Posey. Heck, James Shields and Zack Greinke combined would be just over 9 wins. Re-signing Josh Hamilton would eliminate the loss of just 4 wins, and it seems to me that re-signing Hamilton might be a losing proposition. Not only did the Rangers make it clear that Greinke was Option 1 over Hamilton, but they also seem to have downplayed his contributions to an extreme. If I was Josh Hamilton (and let's make it very clear here that I am not Josh Hamilton), I would look for a payday elsewhere.
But what's interesting is that re-signing Ryan Dempster would bring the Rangers almost as close as re-signing Hamilton would. Of course, if Dempster's agent is to be believed, Dempster would rather go to an NL team with Spring Training in Arizona (that's the Diamondbacks, Cubs, Reds, Rockies, Dodgers, Brewers, Padres, and Giants, incidentally).
Dempster might not be as flashy as Hamilton, but he brings you almost as close to making up the win-differential from 2012 to 2013. After that, it's a matter of "finding" around 5 wins. Now we're in Michael Bourn/Justin Upton territory. But, heck, now we're in Jimmy Rollins territory, too. Or Miguel Montero territory. It's a lot easier to find 5 wins than it is to try and land one big free agent who can bridge the gap by themselves.
In short, I think a couple of non-flashy signings might benefit the Rangers at least as much as a big signing would. Anibal Sanchez has never been worth as many as 4.5 wins. Michael Bourn is coming off a personal-best 6.4, but he has a skillset that deteriorates with age.
I think a flashy signing might look nice to the fans in Arlington, but I have no reason to think that it's the best thing the Rangers could do to stay competitive. They'd almost be better off letting the prospects play and trying to catch lightning in a bottle the way Oakland did in 2012.
Of course, there's a reason why Oakland is Oakland, and why Texas is Texas. And I'd certainly never say that a team who has appeared in back-to-back World Series recently has any sort of a flawed method. But I do have to think that rushing out and signing a free agent just to sign a free agent isn't the best thing the Rangers could do for themselves right now.


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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
So now that I've seen Paul Blart: Mall Cop, I can say I've seen two movies about mall security men recently (I caught the Seth Rogen film Observe and Report in movie theaters), and I think it's safe to say that Hollywood has mined enough gold from that vein that they possibly could, using performers who seem to be on virtual opposite sides of the comedy spectrum (Blart's Kevin James the more family friendly, while Rogen works a little bit blue). Both films have a main character who is an underachiever at life, wanting to do more but never seemingly pulling off a success. Observe was dark in its humor, but now after seeing Blart, I've got to find a lead pipe to smash my brains with.
Blart is written by James and Nick Bakay (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch), and Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care) directs. Paul Blart is a guy who's a little overweight, raising his daughter as best as he can while they both live with his mother and he works at the mall. He tries to become a New Jersey State Trooper, but his hypoglycemia is a hindrance from being on the force, hence the mall security job, which he takes very seriously. And for whatever reason, he appears to be the only one taking it seriously. He makes friends with the mall employees, and has a small crush on one of them, a kiosk worker named Amy (Jayma Mays, Eric Movie). When a security trainee named Veck (Kier O'Donnell, Wedding Crashers) tricks everyone and winds up being a criminal mastermind who wants to rob the mall, that's when things get haywire.
Now I will admit, there are moments in Paul Blart that I laughed at because of their intent. Principally among those are James' physical attempts for laughs. He does things with a certain physical flair not seen by fat guys since Chris Farley, but you can see the hang dog look in his face that disarms any sort of worry that he might hurt himself. Any dumb thing he does he seems to get a pass on because, well, he's kind of dumb-looking, if you get my drift. Second are the parallel story intentions to Die Hard, which are kind of cute. For a second.
Then things just get drawn out and boring. Paul Blart's been bullied and downtrodden all his life, a movie like this expects to see the main character elevate his status in life somehow, the only question is just how far he gets to go. And James can only run into things and get hit with other things before it just isn't funny. O'Donnell is hardly a convincing antagonist, because he didn't seem that smart to begin with, plus I couldn't get the whole image of him in Wedding Crashers out of my mind. The other thing is the story, which goes from Die Hard to Die Hard 2 within the span of five minutes, making me feel like if I disliked the film before, I sure wasn't going to like it now. The fact that James is surrounded by people who aren't remotely funny either (one looks like David Boreanaz if he got into the plutonium supply) doesn't help matters.
Yet sadly enough, Paul Blart was the first film to gross more than $100 million in 2009, and I would presume a second, presumably titled Paul Blart State Trooper, will follow. I do take solace in knowing that the late winter of January and February is when the cinematic dreck gets dumped, but please, America, go rent a movie next time to stop things like this from happening again.
The Blu-ray Disc:
Paul Blart is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen 1080p high definition, and Columbia/Sony uses the AVC MPEG-4 for its release. I was taken aback by how much detail is in the film. You see it when Paul is having dinner with his daughter and mother, and the fabric in the mother's sweater really stands out. Flesh tones are accurately reproduced without concern, and the print is as good as it can look for a film that was released four months ago. Even at 1.85:1, there's a multidimensional look to the image that shows that the production values are almost better than the finished film, but any way you slice it, Paul Blart looks mighty good on Blu-ray.
The Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround track is also a bit of a surprise. Speaker panning for effects like Blart's Segway from the left to right channels is evident and sounds solid, and dialogue requires little in the way of user adjustment. One scene where Blart and a villain falling from a high height into a ball pit even provided a slight subwoofer punch to it. Dialogue is strong and doesn't require any user adjustment; you can set it and forget it. The overall soundtrack was quietly immersive and effective, and for a family comedy, doesn't sound shabby in the least.
James and producer Todd Garner team up for a commentary (which isn't listed on the back of the case, but is a nice bonus). James tends to be jokey during the track, which I kind of expected, while Garner absorbs the comedic hit and talks about some of the production aspects of the feature. It's hardly a revelatory track by any means, but the fact that James took the time to do a commentary for the film is commendable. Next are 10 deleted scenes (12:30) which highlight more of James' physical talents, but otherwise are forgettable scenes in various unfinished post-production form. Eleven featurettes of varying length follow, and they address the film, the crew and some of the on-set hijinks. They also cover some bloopers and casting decisions (anytime the crew says that the villains should be "X Gamers", you know you're in for an underwhelming experience. Seriously, these guys act like they've fallen off skateboards and bicycles onto concrete. You can play them separately or together (49:50). Eight trailers for Sony films are next, and the disc has BD-Live content on it, which allows the user to send text messages to other "friend" users while the movie plays. As of this writing, the content is not live yet, though a demo which can be downloaded explains it all. A second disc with the film's digital copy for portable MP3 device is the only other thing.
Final Thoughts:
Whether or not you like Paul Blart: Mall Cop depends on your demographic. If you're over 40 or have kids, then you might like it. If you're under 40 or generally like some pretty twisted humor, Observe may be the better option. Nonetheless, Blart starts out decently enough, but gets really slow and stupid really quick. Technically the disc is better than I was expecting, and there's enough supplemental material that makes the disc not completely horrible. It's worth a family rental if, you have one.
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Re: Often Overlooked OO Programming Guidelinesby pg (Canon)
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I seriously disagree with the first section "useless OO". There is simpy no such thing as "useless OO".
When we look at this issue, we don't look at it from a programming point of view, but rather should look at it from a methodology point of view:
The essential reason for the existance of objects is not for programming, but to descibe the world, however it helps programming. As long as an object matches an entity in the real world, the object has every reason to exist, and those reasons are beyond programming itself.
Acme::Playmate is not the best example for "useless OO". It is not even an example, and there is no example to prove there is useless OO.
On the contrary, to me, Acme::Playmate is a very good example of a simple object, and it encapsulates at least those three attributes you had in your sample code. Most importantly, the class does abstract an entity the author perceives. Whether it has any method other than the constructor can not be used to disqualify Acme::Playmate as a class (As those three attributes are by default exposed to outside world, there is no need for accessors, where there usually should be, and this is just due to the nature of the programming, and not really related to our discussion).
However there are cases, that objects are poorly defined and designed (the real world is perceived in a messy way, rather than a clear and precise way), but that's a different issue beyond this discussion.
For the rest of your note, you have given some very good tips on Perl OO programming. But I had a general observation that it is a mixture of two totally different aspects: programming skill and programming methodology. Sometime, the note intends to use programming skill to guide programming methodology, when the proper way is simply the opposite.
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CARL JACOBSON has had a long career in the music industry focused on the empowerment of musicians. This gallery, launched simultaneously with his feature on IntegralNaked in 2007 was his first public showing as a visual artist.
Carl is currently the Vice President of Marketing for Cakewalk, responsible for messaging, branding, and creative vision for their technology-leading music production applications worldwide. In Carl's role at Cakewalk, he has been blessed to work with true icons of popular music including many of his idols and some of the world's leading technology companies in bringing solutions to the music industry.
Carl is regularly asked to speak on creativity, music, technology, and marketing. To that effect, he was recently spotlighted in Kevin Roberts, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi's book "The Lovemarks Effect: Winning in the Consumer Revolution" (2006). This past April, he moderated a panel of some of the music industry's most successful producers and engineers at the ASCAP I Create Music Expo. He has also written for or been interviewed by Computer Music, Electronic Musician, Keyboard, Music & Sound Retailer, Future Music, Post, Sound on Sound, and Wired.
As a visual artist, Carl's primary influences are Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Alex Grey, and M.C. Escher. He claims his biggest visual influences however, are the yarn paintings and beadwork of the Huichol Indians of Central Mexico and the sand paintings of the Tibetan Buddhists. He cites their vibrant colors and the spiritual symbolism as providing boundless inspiration.
Carl is also an accomplished musician who studied composition with film and TV composer Shawn Clement and music performance at the University of Massachusetts. Some of his notable credits include original music in the Artisan Entertainment film "Greenmail" starring Stephen Baldwin, and engineering credits for a member of the rock group Yes. Carl recently completed a track for the first Zaadz Visionary Music Compilation, a benefit album with proceeds going to Kiva, an organization that provides zero interest micro-loans to individuals in developing countries.
His work "Original Face" was displayed at the MicroCoSM Gallery during their summer show in 2007. His work "Integral Thought" was used as the cover art for the Integral Naked Premier DVD, July 2007.
Carl's long term goal is to start a school for creative individuals of all types.
You can connect with Carl, see more of his art, and hear his music at a variety of places online.
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The impromptu weather report that Colchester First Selectman Gregg Schuster tweeted on Monday morning said it all. "It's going to be hot. Real hot. Surface of the sun hot. Did I mention it's going to be hot?" he wrote. While temperatures won't approach those of the sun, the heat index, which is what the temperature feels like, is expected to be in the high 90s and lower 100-degree range through Friday, according to forecasters.
The impromptu weather report that Colchester First Selectman Gregg Schuster tweeted on Monday morning said it all.
"It's going to be hot. Real hot. Surface of the sun hot. Did I mention it's going to be hot?" he wrote.
While temperatures won't approach those of the sun, the heat index, which is what the temperature feels like, is expected to be in the high 90s and lower 100-degree range through Friday, according to forecasters.
High temperatures will be in the 90s daily, making it the longest heat wave so far in 2013.
That level of record-nearing heat has officials in Eastern Connecticut concerned for the health of residents, especially senior citizens and those with medical conditions.
The American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter advised people to check on elderly neighbors and, if working outside, to take frequent breaks and drink lots of water.
With a heat advisory up for most of the region extending into Tuesday, communities have opened the doors to cooling centers in libraries, senior centers and elsewhere.
Lebanon has one of the area's few public swimming pools.
"We're having a very good year," Recreation Director Sandra Tremblay said. The pool holds open swim sessions daily from 1 to 5 p.m., she said. More people are using it, she said, not so much because of the heat, but because it's a lower-cost alternative to a trip to the beach.
In Sprague, the town's senior center and library are being opened as cooling centers. First Selectman Cathy Osten said employees are conducting door-to-door checks at homes known to have people with electronic medical equipment.
She said four residents were hospitalized last week with pneumonia.
"I am worried about people succumbing to the heat," she said. "Our problem is that some people try to do too much."
Sprague Town Hall's cooling center will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday.
The heat also causes a spike in power use — all those air conditioners working overtime.
John Bilda, general manager of Norwich Public Utilities, said officials may issue an energy conservation advisory over the next several days as temperatures continue to hover around 100 degrees.
"Right now, we're monitoring the system very closely," he said on Monday. "It's the first day of the heat wave, so generally, things don't peak out then."
Colchester generally uses its senior center and Cragin Memorial Library as cooling locations on hot days. For kids, the town opens its spray park at the recreation complex on Old Hebron Road.
That's where Marcie Mauro, of Colchester, took her son, Jameson, 22 months, on Monday afternoon.
"We love it here," she said. "There were a lot of people here earlier today. We come about once or twice a week."
Ledyard does not have any buildings yet designated as cooling centers, but the Ledyard Senior Center's hours are being extended to 4:30 p.m. every day this week, said Mark Bancroft, executive assistant to Mayor John Rodolico. The usual closing time is 2 p.m.
The Bill Library in Ledyard Center and the Gales Ferry Library are maintaining their hours, which Bancroft said "go well into the night."
The Bill Library stays open until 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday with the Gales Ferry Library open until 8 p.m. on those days. Both shut at 5 p.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Both are closed on Sundays during the summer.
Preston residents are not calling Town Hall asking for cooling centers so none had been opened as of Monday afternoon, First Selectman Robert Congdon said. Preston Plains Middle School is the town's shelter and will be utilized if demand arises, he said.
Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun are used as unofficial cooling centers by some, Congdon noted. Shopping malls, such as the Crystal Mall in Waterford and Norwichtown Commons, also offer relief, he said.
Montville Mayor Ron McDaniel is advising residents to stay inside as much as possible and limit their activities.
Residents are welcome to use the town library, although it has not been officially designated as a cooling center, McDaniel said. Senior citizens are welcome to use the Montville Senior Center, he said.
For information on cooling centers, call 211 or visit 211ct.org.
Reporters Adam Benson and James Mosher contributed to this story.


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The Rabo Bouwfonds - Communication Infrastructure Fund (CIF) is a leading investment fund focusing on long-term investments in Dutch communication infrastructure. CIF' shareholders are institutional investors and include the largest pension funds in the world. CIF is managed by Bouwfonds Investment Management (BIM), which is part of the Rabo Real Estate Group, a subsidiary of the Rabobank Group. The CIF fund size is between €750M to €1B.
Due to the growing number of entities within the group, expanded demands for shareholder reporting, and increasing regulatory reporting requirements, the time spent on reporting had grown significantly, along with the amount of inconsistency found in the reports. In early 2015, a CIF project team was formed to evaluate CIF's existing processes and to search for a suitable reporting solution. After evaluating several vendors, in April 2015, the team selected CCH Tagetik's solution based on a rigorous proof of concept.
The primary focus of the reporting transformation project was to rebuild the entire reporting process, including budget comparisons and historical analyses. In doing so, the team aimed to streamline reporting cycles, increase data consistency, create a single source of truth, and increase reporting efficiency overall. CIF also wanted to bring all report production in house to save on costs and time.
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Back in 1964, Tom T. Hall was just another writer new to Nashville with a fresh face and a briefcase full of songs. Like so many others, his days were spent working to get his music heard by the right people and, ultimately, recorded and released.
Fast-forward five decades later to this past Tuesday evening, and the Kentucky native found himself being honored with the BMI Icon Award, which only further cements his reputation as one of the finest singers and songwriters ever to grace Music City.
A number of honors were handed out to deserving artists at this year's BMI Awards, but it's Tom T. who earned the most attention. On top of receiving the Icon Award, he was honored with an all-star tribute, with artists such as Toby Keith, Justin Townes Earle, bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent, and the Avett Brothers performing a set of some of his best-known songs.
Pic from the @bmi awards last night. Tom T Hall tribute.photo via @tnmusicnews#fb twitter.com/TobyKeithMusic…
— Toby Keith (@TobyKeithMusic) October 31, 2012
Artists also tweeted out their congrats and respects to Tom T. all day long.
Just heard the best speech ever by Tom T. Hall. I want to be that man! #legend
— ChrisYoungMusic (@ChrisYoungMusic) October 31, 2012
Thank you Tom T. Hall! You are my hero!
— EliYoungBand (@EliYoungBand) October 31, 2012
Everything about Tom T. and his songs is reminding me of some of the best times of my life with my Grandad. So happy and blessed to be here!
— Ella Mae Bowen (@ellamaebowen) October 31, 2012
Seth, Bob, Joe, and I just played BMI awards show in Nashville.Performing for Tom T Hall was surreal! Great all around!
— The Avett Brothers (@theavettbros) October 31, 2012
If you haven't spent much time with Tom T.'s catalog, you have some superb listening ahead. His songs have the casual feel of an afternoon chat at the corner drugstore, or a late-night story told over coffee or something stronger (bourbon has shown up more than once in Hall's songs). You meet a lot of people in Tom T.'s songs–hog farmers, coal miners, wounded vets, a husband who's slipping around (in the magnificent song "Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn"), and even the occasional suburban housewife ("Harper Valley P.T.A.").
You also get to know Tom himself, in songs like "Trip To Hyden" (about a coal-mine accident) and "I'm Forty Now." He titled one of his albums I Witness Life, and it's as good a phrase as any to sum up his approach.
Celebrate this year's #BMICountryAwards Icon with our Tom T. Hall @spotify playlist: go.bmi.com/UQGbu9
— BMI (@bmi) October 27, 2012
As an Icon Award recipient, Hall is honored for his songwriting. And as he himself explained on the red carpet, he's in "pretty good company." Though he did have a few "complaints" about today's country crop. As he explained, country artists today are "too talented" and "too good looking," but "other than that I love them. They've brought country music to a height I've never imagined."
Previous Icon winners in country music include Billy Sherrill, Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams, Jr., Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Charlie Daniels, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Bill Anderson.
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Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader. The widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King helped lead the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
Mrs. King's most prominent role may have been in the years after her husband's 1968 assassination when she took on the leadership of the struggle for racial equality herself and became active in the Women's Movement.


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My pretty little lady turned one this week and since my family had plans to get together this weekend at my house, we decided to have a little birthday celebration for her. I had just planned on making cupcakes but then I saw these cute zebra print cupcake liners and had a billion ideas go through my head, so we ended up with quite a bit more decorations than planned. haha!
Here is the little display I had on the counter with the cupcakes. I found some frames on clearance at Target that were black and pink so I picked a couple of my favorite pictures of Lila to add to the display.
I've never piped frosting on cupcakes before but I was very happy with how they turned out. I was going to use the buttercream frosting recipe HERE, but ran out of time so I ended up taking a trip to the Macy's bakery Friday night and they tinted the frosting pink for me. They even have all their sprinkles separated by colors so you can ask them to mix up the colors you want.
My sister-in-law made some caramel and chocolate covered pretzels the other weekend for my other sister-in-law's wedding and we loved them so much that I decided to make some again for the party. I thought using the white with chocolate stripes went along great with the theme. And believe me, THEY ARE DELICIOUS!!
I also decided to make some bunting for decorations. I purchased some sheets of zebra striped scrapbook paper and different colors of pink from Michael's and used the tutorial HERE to make it.
I absolutely loved how the bunting turned out! The only thing different I did while using the tutorial is that I used a glue stick to glue the triangles together instead of just using double-stick tape. I also added black circles and white glitter letters to spell out "happy birthday lila".
It was hard to get a good picture of the cuteness of the bunting, so this is the best I could do. A party isn't complete without balloons too, so I got pink and zebra striped balloons at the party store.
I've seen people do a picture collage of baby's first year and wanted to incorporate that too, so this is what I came up with.
I bought some of those mini clothespins and used them to attach the pictures to a pink ribbon and then I simply taped the collage to the wall. I liked the clothespin idea because now I can just take the pictures off and use them to complete her baby book that I've never finished. 🙂
I had fun taking some pictures of her holding a couple of her balloons to go along with her birthday theme.
Since I put all this together in like 3 days, I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I have lots of fun with birthday's. This past January we had a Dinosaur themed party for my boys, so I can't wait till the next one to try something different.
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By Samuel Burke & Juliet Fuisz
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, there was no music – certainly not in the open.
The Taliban rounded up and destroyed instruments and cassette tapes, string their entrails on branches as a warning to others who dare thinking of listening to or playing music. Only religious chants were permitted; public performances were unthinkable.
That tune has been changing since the Taliban's fall more than 11 years ago.
Now the Afghan Youth Orchestra is reviving music in the country. This week they made it all the way from Kabul to New York's esteemed Carnegie Hall.
Thanks to the leadership of their maestro, Afghan musician Ahmad Sarmast, the Afghan Ministry of Education, and money from the United States and its international partners, the student musicians were able to make the adage that "practice, practice, practice" gets you to Carnegie Hall come true.
Sarmast, their teacher and conductor, had fled Afghanistan, and returned only in 2006. He founded the Afghan Youth Orchestra and an institute that now trains 141 students between the ages of 10 and 21. Half of these students are street children and orphans; 41 of them are girls.
In the video above you can see them perform and discuss their passion for music with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
READ MORE: In Afghanistan, 11-year-old girl married to 40-year-old man
Where people sing, and enjoy their live, you don´t need to be hesitant to settle. Because the evilwilling do not know a song.
The only music or any kind of culture is happening in Afghanistan is because the US and NATO allies like Britain and Canada have provided the kind of security to allow it to grow. But once the US pulls out and the Afghans have to defend themselves, I predict the Taliban will come roaring back even stronger. They will stop at nothing to achieve their goal of a stone-age Muslim Sharia law society, where throwing acid in the faces of school girls is accepted behaviour. The Taliban is heavily armed from its proxy supporters like Iran and other extremist Muslim states, and it has no shortage of fanatics who are willing to be martyred in the jihad. The only way to defeat them is for a massive military assault that would have to include the invasion of Pakistan, their home base. That will never happen. I see nothing but misery for the poor people of Afghanistan in the years ahead, as long as this evil curse called extremist Islam exists.
The women will then become vigilantes & murderers. They will have to in order to survive and change the destructive course. They will begin sacrificing themselves, until the Taliban are no more. They will not wait for rights, because the human will to live will propel them forward.
Steve Turner your are correct, the taliban is supported by the ISI or Paki and Saudi/Iranian similar to the "rebels" in Syria . They are affraid of stability in Afghanistan, Pakistan is afraid the Aghans will side with India, Iran has nothing to gain for stability in Afghanistan, currently both countries have constructed means of the fresh water from the afghan slopes shifted towards their countries. Afghanistan was a major power in asia in the 50's-60's until the soviet invasion. If with the help of the UN invading the border regions of Pakistan this will solve this problem..Or build a wall to keep the Paki roaches out.
Beautiful, love to hear the good stories from Afghanistan
Its amazing even today we see two contrast of country development one living in terror and others just propsper its all about the very people who live in their ideology the way to live life and their determination europe asia has seen enough wars and attrocities and at least now they are moving away from that and more in the development side hope all nations follow the same and enjoy a healthy terror free living.....
Steve Islam fanaticism is so cruel to our lives! Were we to wake up in a world without this curse, i'm telling you the sun will shine brighter! The problem with Islam in general is that even if all People were to become muslims fighting won't stop. The same cannot be said about Christianity. Look at the gulf between Roman catholicism and the Protestant Church but they do not lynch each other. Sunni and Shia are closer but cannot co-exist peacefully.
This piece in the Cristiane Amanpour program was uplifting and I cannot believe some of the negative comments I've read about it. If these children from Afghanistan want to play their hearts out, the best of luck to them. Maybe they and their music will help make their country a better, more hopeful place.
The children must defeat the Taliban.
As an Afghan American and one of the pioneer females who worked hard to have Afghanistan have access to International TV from Los Angeles California, so their voices could be heard through out the world, now we see that all that hard work and labor of love is being paid off. I see the future of Afghanistan as bright and hopeful as the faces of these young beautiful students who are waiting for success and triumph of Afghanistan after 3 decades of war. we hope that the relationship between Afghanistan And the united States would remain of one solid and unbreakable friendship. It's time for all Afghans to become united and buildthe the country together without the interference of their neighbors out of jealousy. Afghanistan (Aryaana or Khuraasaan) is a beautiful country full of resources. Let's choose the person who is worldlywise, globally aware and diplomatically keen as a leader of this country.


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Professional Looking Cuffs Using the Magic Cast-on with Lorilee BeltmanLearn to knit professional looking cuffs and hems without crochet hooks or waste yarn. Class begins by learning Judy's Magic Cast-on and proceeds to knitting in the round to learn first hand what a beautifully-tensioned invisible cast-on can look like. Next we work a hemmed cuff, both plain and picot without waste yarn or sewing down bulky edges. Finally, create the professional and tidy tubular cast-on in 1 x 1 and 2 x 2 rib, again without waste yarn or a crochet hook. These memorizable techniques will be your new "go-to" skills for provisional starts for a sweater, hat, and mitten cuffs.
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Boulder officials and Sheriff Joe Pelle have reached an agreement under which municipal offenders could be released early or moved to other jurisdictions at city expense when the county jail is at capacity.
The Boulder City Council will take its first vote Tuesday night on the intergovernmental agreement, which Pelle said he hopes to use as a model for a similar agreement with Longmont.
A second vote and public hearing will take place in August.
The agreement comes as Boulder has reinstituted the possibility of jail time for first-time municipal offenders and asked for longer jail sentences for crimes committed in "high-impact" areas like the municipal campus.
However, Pelle said municipal offenders are a relatively small part of the total jail population and the agreement is about ensuring he can manage the jail population effectively.
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What: Boulder City Council
When: 6 p.m. Tuesday; there is a 5 p.m. flood recovery update before the regular meeting
Where: Boulder Municipal Building, 1777 Broadway
Info: To read the memo on the jail agreement and see the rest of the agenda, go to bit.ly/1kEgTbv.
The Boulder County Jail can hold 536 people and regularly has more than 500 during the summer, when arrests rise.
And that capacity is not evenly distributed. For example, the women's section might be over capacity while there are still beds in the men's section.
Pelle said municipal prisoners usually don't account for more than 15 or 20 people out of the total, but one of those prisoners might be the most appropriate person to move to another county's jail or schedule for early release.
"It's not a lot of people in the total population, but some days, you need a bed," he said.
Pelle said the sheriff's office also does not send inmates with mental health issues or other serious health problems, or inmates awaiting trial, to other jurisdictions.
Emergency measure
The agreement calls for the Boulder County Jail to continue to house municipal prisoners without charging the city, unless the jail needs to move prisoners to another facility. Then the city would pay the daily rate that Boulder County is charged for those inmates. The amount is capped at $10,000 a year.
The agreement also says that municipal prisoners would be moved in rough proportion to their share of the total jail population.
Furthermore, the agreement allows Pelle to release non-violent municipal offenders who are near the end of their sentences early, provided the municipal court judge agrees.
The jail already has the ability to move and release inmates early who are convicted of state crimes through county and district court.
"What I am seeking is a way to manage the emergency crowding relief that we would do with county and state prisoners," he said. "I want to be able to handle municipal prisoners in the same way, either house them in another county or release them early."
Pelle said the jail has not released prisoners early since 2004.
"We see it as an emergency measure because it interferes with the discretion of the court (with regard to sentencing)," he said. "It is a last resort, but it is a last resort we need to have."
Small part of city strategy
Boulder spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said the city attorney's office supports the agreement in part due to the requirement that any early release be reviewed by a municipal court judge, who would be familiar with the details of that case and that inmate.
The majority of municipal inmates are sentenced for a week or less, and the prisoners who are most likely to be affected are serving more than 30 days, she said.
Longer jail sentences are a small part of the city's overall strategy for creating a different environment in central Boulder.
"The city of Boulder very much supports diversionary programs," Huntley said. "We try to send as few people to jail from the beginning as possible."
Contact Camera Staff Writer Erica Meltzer at 303-473-1355, email@example.com or twitter.com/meltzere.